The Fox and the Hare

by Vladimir Dal, Francesca Yarbusova (Illustrator)

This simple story is about the insidious Fox who takes over the Little Hare's house. Who is going to help the poor Hare?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

First published October 20, 2010

About the author

Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Владимир Иванович Даль) was one of the greatest Russian language lexicographers. He was a founding member of the Russian Geographical Society. He knew at least six languages including Turkic and is considered to be one of the early Turkologists. During his lifetime he compiled and documented the oral history of the region that was later published in Russian and became part of modern folklore.

Reviews

[Ali-pie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is still lovely but there are a lot of memorable scenes missing from the animation and it's not the best translation I've seen. Obviously it's always a challenge to adapt something like this but I felt like a lot more care was taken with Hedgehog in the Fog.

[Kiersten Koch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not the original story I read, but is the basic storyline. The story is that the fox lures the hare into having dinner with him, but when the hare shows up, the hare finds out that it is actually he who is to be eaten for dinner. This story can be used to teach children that not everything is what it seems, and that not everyone has your best interest.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Illustrations

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[Sandra]

Really lovely Russian fairy tale. Drawings are wonderful and detailed.